Free teacher web sites for Science topic ‘Physics - Light’

Light tricks - a simple modelling activity.

External link: Colour filters and motion and camouflage

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Investigating the human eye. An eye diagram, explanation of short and long sightedness and pupil dilation. Lots of images to use and annotate in your classroom.

External link: Eyesight

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Sources of light, how they work, the sun, reflection, direction and shadows are included in this Mystery productions activity.
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External link: Light activities

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Which objects create which shadows - a great BBC activity. Also demonstrates how the sun moves through the sky and how this affects the way shadows are formed (click outside for this).

External link: Light and shadows

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Click on the light sources in these activities from Learn. Teachers watch out though - the moon is (incorrectly) identified as a light source in Part 3 - Circle the Light Source. Sure you can make a 'spot the deliberate error' teaching point out of this otherwise useful activity though!

External link: Light sources

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Change the path of this light by adding a mirror. Realistic BBC simulation.

External link: Mirrors change the direction of light

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All your favourites are here including the two face profiles and the vase, arrows with reverse heads and more besides. This is actually our 2000th link. So it's quite a moment for us! Allow us a moment to celebrate.......oh well.......back to work then!

External link: Optical illusions

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Moving objects further away and from a light source. Also changing the position of the sun to create a shadow. A great Learn page.

External link: Playing with shadows

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Drag the objects to the middle of the room then close the blinds. Is it a light source?

External link: Sources of light

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Range of animations and simple texts that outline the role of the sun and objects that emit light.

External link: Space Cadets BNSC

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Although the resource starts with a section on shadows, the last page deals with Translucent Transparent and Opaque. Ideal for KS2.

External link: Translucent Transparent and Opaque

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A virtual demonstration of the differences between Transparent, Translucent and Opaque. You can make a material change its properties so that you can see a ball behind it depending on the transparency setting. There is also a simple animation that shows how the light passes through a transparent material or gets reflected back by an Opaque material.

External link: Transparent, Opaque and translucent

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